Addressing Care to Accelerate Equality
The care economy is essential in daily life and a driver of economic growth, human capital development, and employment. Gender is a defining characteristic of the care economy. Women spend 3.2 times more time on unpaid care work than men and constitute the majority of the care workforce. Disproportionate unpaid care responsibilities and a lack of access to quality, accessible, affordable care services impede women’s economic participation and affect their overall well-being. Investments in the care sector are essential to accelerate equality and could generate up to 299 million jobs worldwide by 2035. Globally, the need for care services is high. Worldwide, 43 percent of all children below primary-school-entry age—350 million children—need childcare but do not have access to it. The need for eldercare is also growing as the population continues to age and face chronic health conditions. The World Bank actively supports countries in addressing this care crisis. This thematic policy note reviews many of the issues, evidence, and lessons learned.
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| Format: | Publication biblioteca |
| Language: | English English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2023-08
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| Subjects: | CARE ECONOMY, UNPAID WORK, GENDER EQUALITY, CHILDCARE, GENDER ROLES, GENDER NORMS, PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099024308082313186/IDU09d04a7db0655b044870839a06a35287e32b5 https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40184 |
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| Summary: | The care economy is essential in
daily life and a driver of economic growth, human capital
development, and employment. Gender is a defining
characteristic of the care economy. Women spend 3.2 times
more time on unpaid care work than men and constitute the
majority of the care workforce. Disproportionate unpaid care
responsibilities and a lack of access to quality,
accessible, affordable care services impede women’s economic
participation and affect their overall well-being.
Investments in the care sector are essential to accelerate
equality and could generate up to 299 million jobs worldwide
by 2035. Globally, the need for care services is high.
Worldwide, 43 percent of all children below
primary-school-entry age—350 million children—need childcare
but do not have access to it. The need for eldercare is also
growing as the population continues to age and face chronic
health conditions. The World Bank actively supports
countries in addressing this care crisis. This thematic
policy note reviews many of the issues, evidence, and
lessons learned. |
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